Fossil Shark Tooth

Galeocerdo cuvieri

Age : Miocene

Location : Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina,USA

Lenght of longest edge: 25 mm

This  tooth is indeed a fossil  It comes from an extinct shark called Galeocerdo cuvieri, which lived approximately 20 to 3 million years ago during the miocene & pliocene periods  

These are a favorite of many collectors because of their unusual shape.